James D. Bissell

Known For

Art

Born

Aug 06, 1951

Place of Birth

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Credits

49 titles

James D. Bissell

Biography

Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Known For

Filmography

2022

The Lost City

Production Design

Movie
2022

The Bad Guys

Thanks

Movie
2020

The Midnight Sky

Production Design

Movie
2019

Velvet Buzzsaw

Production Design

Movie
2018

Skyscraper

Production Design

Movie
2017

Suburbicon

Production Design

Movie
2017

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

Self

Movie
2015

Hidden

Production Design

Movie
2015

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Production Design

Movie
2014

The Monuments Men

Production Design

Movie
2012

Jack Reacher

Production Design

Movie
2011

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Production Design

Movie
2008

Leatherheads

Production Design

Movie
2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Production Design

Movie
2007

300

Production Design

Movie
2005

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Production Design

Movie
2005

The Ring Two

Production Design

Movie
2004

50 First Dates

Second Unit

Movie
2003

Hollywood Homicide

Production Design

Movie
2002

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Production Design

Movie
2001

Cats & Dogs

Production Design

Movie
2000

The 6th Day

Production Design

Movie
2000

The Man on Lincoln's Nose

Self

Movie
2000

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Self

Movie
1996

My Fellow Americans

Secret Service Agent

Movie
1996

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Self

Movie
1996

Tin Cup

Production Design

Movie
1995

Jumanji

Production Design

Movie
1994

Blue Chips

Production Design

Movie
1993

Dennis the Menace

Production Design

Movie
1993

The Pickle

Production Design

Movie
1991

The Rocketeer

Production Design

Movie
1990

Arachnophobia

Production Design

Movie
1989

Always

Production Design

Movie
1988

Twins

Production Design

Movie
1987

Someone to Watch Over Me

Production Design

Movie
1987

Harry and the Hendersons

Production Design

Movie
1986

The Boy Who Could Fly

Production Design

Movie
1985

Amazing Stories

Writer

Tv
1985

The Falcon and the Snowman

Production Design

Movie
1984

The Last Starfighter

Art Direction

Movie
1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Production Design

Movie
1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Production Design

Movie
1982

Leon's Case

Art Direction

Movie
1981

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Art Direction

Movie
1979

Valentine

Art Direction

Movie
1979

Anatomy of a Seduction

Art Direction

Movie
1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Art Direction

Movie
1979

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Art Direction

Movie